بطريق

Arabic

Etymology

Borrowed from Aramaic פטריק / ܦܛܪܝܩ (/paṭrīq/), from Ancient Greek πατρίκιος (patríkios), from Latin pātricius.

Noun

بِطْرِيق (biṭrīq) m (plural بَطَارِيق (baṭārīq) or بَطَارِقَة (baṭāriqa))

  1. patrician
  2. military commander of the Byzantine Empire
  3. penguin

Declension

References

Hijazi Arabic

بَطْريق

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic بِطْرِيق (biṭrīq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /batˤˈriːɡ/, [batˤˈriːq] ([q] pronunciation)

Noun

بَطْريق (baṭrīg) m (plural بَطَاريق (baṭārīg))

  1. penguin

Usage notes

Both pronunciations can be used but [q] is more common.

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